I am a white male who currently kind of likes a girl of lower class. to give you and idea of what typeof money my family has ill show you some examples. my cousin owns a buisness called First Trust which puts together mutual funds. his buisness is the one of the top buisnesses in the country. My parents house is worth about 2,000,000 dollars, my car i bought new for 100,000 dollars, I attend the University of Michigan and whatever i want to do when i get out of college i have family that can get me the job. the girl i likes mother makes 200 dollars a week and there living condition is not perfect by any means. i have been raised all my life around richer people and have allways been told that im better. i also have been told that if i choose to become associated with poorer people i am not going to be living the same way of life. I'll be on my own. is it smart in my case to allow the rich stay with the rich and the poor with the poor. I do not know what to do.
2007-03-15 16:03:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
WHY NOT???
Money is like sand, you cant hold it forever.
My mother was from a very, very, very wealthy family; however they lost almost all of it (so poor that they could barely afford all the food they required), yet in their time of need it was their maids and cooks that were there for them. Why....because their family treated everyone as individuals, irrespective of class, income etc (which is very important from where she originates from, Pakistan and India).
Manners and class remained...but money didn't.
Many years on......my family have made back a lot of wealth....(we're talking about amounts that make your lifestyle seem modest) but class systems etc do not matter to my family and I, this is reflective in their friends, some who are very, very poor and some who are very, very rich.
I'm still quite young (younger than you as I start uni next year) and I learnt this lesson when i was very young.
Remember the money you have today, you may not have tomorrow.
2007-03-17 08:21:59 · answer #1 · answered by Bo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first off, let me tell you someone led you astray leading you to believe you are better....because of being in a family with money. Being with some one that is poorer is not going to make you poor, what you end up being in life depends on you. Unless your suggesting your parents are so simple minded they would dis-inherit you if you don't marry who they think you should. Your not much of a man if you feed into that.
I always have believed you should marry for love not money, money can come later but love can't. Money can pay the bills but it does not guarantee happiness.
Pity the poor girl that would have to be in a family like yours.
PBleeg above is so right , money and class are two totally different things, and I'll take class any day.
2007-03-15 16:46:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, follow your heart. You will probably learn a great deal about yourself if you decide to remain with this girl.
Everything has a price. Do you prefer to be in the good graces of your family or is following your heart more important? Is your family simply there as business arrangement for you or should they be supportive of your decisions? If they decide to reject you, don't you have enough confidence in your own ability to rise up on your own, or are you depending on your mommy's and your daddy's connections to get ahead? Are you sure you are not allowing your family to place you in a prison of privilege, and denying your heart for power?
2007-03-15 17:05:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Love has no class boundaries, people are joined by their minds. A persons character is all that matters, rich or poor.
2007-03-15 18:47:38 · answer #4 · answered by hazman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like you're using YA as a place to brag about how rich you are. Get a life. If you even have to ask this question, you obviously have no class.
2007-03-15 16:56:35 · answer #5 · answered by Ruthie 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There is rich and then there is class, the fact that you described yourself purely in monetary terms, (right down to the amount) shows that you have no class, so you are free to date whoever will be unlucky enough to be seen with you.
2007-03-15 16:20:17 · answer #6 · answered by cimra 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
hey... if your well established and not taking your parents support, then go for it!! If you aren't, then find a way to before you pursue the girl.. So, in case they kick you out, you have something to fall back on (and also have the love of your life..)
2007-03-15 16:20:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Follow your heart...
When we reach the end of life, no one really cares how much money they had, it's the relationships that matter.
2007-03-15 16:08:45 · answer #8 · answered by emaaaazing! 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Defining people by class like that is arrogant and kind of outdated.
2007-03-15 16:19:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
be an honest member of the community
2007-03-15 21:41:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋